On his back is a jet pack for vaulting through the air across trenches, bunkers, craters, and anything else his presumably Soviet foe can come up with.A rocket-powered jump belt giving him the ability to leap 30 feet in the air?The system did nearly come to fruition with Bell Textron Rocket Belt, which was demonstrated before President John F. Kennedy Jr. at Fort Bragg in 1961 but never made its way to the battlefield.The jump belt was an ongoing fascination with the Army – the idea that troops could use their jet packs to rapidly traverse terrain.The latest on Task & Purpose- The Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier is officially flying a brand new battle flag at sea- Video shows alleged Ukrainian drone swarm attack on Russian warships in Crimea- We salute the USS Daniel Inouye for flying its badass battle flag on the way into port- This Army video shows how much Ranger School has changed in 70 years- We salute this F-15 fighter jet for rocking the most ‘Murica paint job everWant to write for Task & Purpose?"